...Daphne du Maurier's short story “The Birds” (published in 1952) and Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 movie The Birds are both captivating pieces and share many themes and conflicts. However, the original storyline and characters written by Maurier are lost in its transition to the big screen. Hancock’s take on the story is much more geared to frighten and thrill an audience as he removes everything but the core themes of the story. In summary, the short novel “The Birds” is about a small family that lives near the sea shore in England. As the East wind blows it brings winter with it, and large flocks of a variety of birds. The birds act apart from their usually instincts and start attacking people during the tide changes. The movie, however, follows...
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...Summary of the Dark Knight “Batman” isn’t a comic book anymore. Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. It creates characters we come to care about. That’s because of the performances, because of the direction, because of the writing, and because of the superlative technical quality of the entire production. This film, and to a lesser degree “Iron Man,” redefine the possibilities of the “comic-book movie.” “The Dark Knight” is not a simplistic tale of good and evil. Batman is good, yes, The Joker is evil, yes. But Batman poses a more complex puzzle than usual: The citizens of Gotham City are in an uproar, calling him a vigilante and blaming him for the deaths of policemen and others. And the Joker is more than a villain. He’s a Mephistopheles whose actions are fiendishly designed to pose moral dilemmas for his enemies. The key performance in the movie is by the late Heath Ledger, as the Joker. Will he become the first posthumous Oscar winner since Peter Finch? His Joker draws power from the actual inspiration of the character in the silent classic “The Man Who Laughs” (1928). His clown's makeup more sloppy than before, his cackle betraying deep wounds, he seeks revenge, he claims, for the horrible punishment his father exacted on him when he was a child. In one diabolical scheme near the end of the film, he invites two ferry-loads of passengers to blow up the other before they are blown up...
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...threatened into silence. He eventually gets his story to 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman (AL Pacino), but CBS decides against airing it due to political and economic pressures, and the threat of lawsuit from Brown and Williamson. Before we start, I think it's important that you know a little thing about me, and where I'm coming from. I do smoke. But I believe that most of the lawsuits filed against the tobacco industry are unfounded, desperate attempts for people to put the blame on anyone but themselves. I think social security is a safety net for the financially irresponsible. I thought The Insider was a great movie from a strictly entertainment perspective (don't get ahead of me on this one!), and I enjoyed it very much. Russell Crowe is Jeffrey Wigand, a Brown and Williamson VP of Research and Development whose conscience compels him to blow the whistle on the industry. He claims that Big Tobacco has been covering up scientific research that proves nicotine is addictive and harmful. The writing puts a lot of energy into making sure that Wigand is a sufficiently complicated character, and one that we sympathize with. To be sure, he's not entirely one-dimensional. Initially, he does what most of us would do in his position: he takes the money and benefits that the company offers him in return for silence. After all, the guy has a family to look out for. But then Wigand is tortured over his passiveness, wondering if he should take a more aggressive stance with his...
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...he is threatened into silence. He eventually gets his story to 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman (AL Pacino), but CBS decides against airing it due to political and economic pressures, and the threat of lawsuit from Brown and Williamson. Before we start, I think it's important that you know a little thing about me, and where I'm coming from. I do smoke. But I believe that most of the lawsuits filed against the tobacco industry are unfounded, desperate attempts for people to put the blame on anyone but themselves. I think social security is a safety net for the financially irresponsible. I thought The Insider was a great movie from a strictly entertainment perspective (don't get ahead of me on this one!), and I enjoyed it very much. Russell Crowe is Jeffrey Wigand, a Brown and Williamson VP of Research and Development whose conscience compels him to blow the whistle on the industry. He claims that Big Tobacco has been covering up scientific research that proves nicotine is addictive and harmful. The writing puts a lot of energy into making sure that Wigand is a sufficiently complicated character, and one that we sympathize with. To be sure, he's not entirely one-dimensional. Initially, he does what most of us would do in his position: he takes the money and benefits that the company offers him in return for silence. After all, the guy has a family to look out for. But then Wigand is tortured over his passiveness, wondering if he should take a more aggressive stance with his...
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...namely the issues concerning violence. Narratives in games and film also both follow Aristotle’s notion of the narrative arc of rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, though the parts in between are entirely different, since movies don’t have sidequests or random exploration. The fundamental difference is that games actively engage their audience, while movie-watchers are passively engaged. When someone watches a movie, they are simply observing the events unfold before them. The observer is unable to change what happens, and have no involvement in the way the movie runs. On the other hand, the player is an indispensable force in a video game. The textbook, Understanding Video Games, states “This is a video game, so nothing will happen unless you act” (p. 194). As the “director”, the player gets to, well, direct the characters using the given interface. Nothing happens if the player chooses not to do anything at all. The story will not go on, and nothing develops. With the factor of active engagement, the player is given the ability to interact with the game world and its inhabitants. Watching cars blow up in Mad Max: Fury Road might be explosively awesome, but in Mad Max: The Game, the player gets to be Mad Max himself and be the one to cause the explosions! Being able to place oneself into a character’s shoes is a type of transformation, one of Janet Murray’s aesthetic categories, where one can “escape the self and experience new identities”(Tanenbaum). Movies cannot...
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...Essay summary | | | | Program title: | MBA Marketing | Module title: | Foundation of Knowledge | EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED? HOW SWAT OFFICERS AND FILM CREWS HANDLE SURPRISES. 1) How individuals respond to unexpected events that allow work to continue. 2) How are problems solved by using available resources? Outline the theoretical framework underpinning the study. It is impossible to predict everything that can go wrong in our daily lives and there is no question that all organizations, not just business, need to adapt in order to survive (Herold David M, Fedor Donald B 2009). Fortunately, in the academy of management journal article of expecting unexpected new research organizational behavior in fast -paced work environments has revealed a set of strategies that can improve individual reactions and overall group performance. The two author(s)’ Bechky and Okhuysen, in their study published in 2011 used strategic interviews and direct observation to find similarities between the ways Police SWAT team and film production crews cope with surprises breaking into a location, the SWAT team found more suspects than expected. In response, the lead officers changed their primary role from trying to reach the further corner of the location to covering areas and suspects as they advance. During a scene in which an actor was "slaughtered" and fell into a hot tub on the top floor of a mansion, the crew forgot to account for displacement...
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...Sample Forum (An example for your use) Cheryl Thayer Des Plaines Campus/ 1:00 p.m.. Forum #1: Culture/Chapter 2 “George Clooney: I won’t Get Married Again Author: Unknown US Magazine, January 23, 2011 http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/george-clooney-i-wont-get-married-again--2166 Retrieved on January 24, 2011. January 24, 2011 Part I - Summary: This article discusses an interview with actor George Clooney and his father, Nick; it was revealed that although George’s father would like to see his son marry his current girlfriend. George indicated that he has been married once and will not marry again. Further questions in the interview yielded information that he is happy as an actor, likes to be an issues diplomat, and will not seek public office. He likes his role as an issues person. Part II – Concept and Definition 1. Culture: The material and non-material aspects that are shared by members in society. (p. 23) 2. Folkways: The traditional or customary methods of doing things. (p. 24) 3. Subculture: A culture within a culture. (p. 25) 4. Popular Culture: Aspects of material or non-material culture used by the masses of people in the society. (p.28) 5. High Culture: etc... Part III. – Application: 1. Culture: In American culture people who have children together and love one another generally exchange public vows so that other members in American society will recognize their relationship. 2. Folkways: Customarily people...
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...Stanza 1 Summary Lines 1-2 Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; * From the title it's clear that the speaker is talking about autumn. The speaker briefly describes the season and immediately jumps into personification, suggesting that autumn and the sun are old pals. * "Mists" often accompany chilly weather because the moisture in the air condenses into a vapor when it's cold. * "Mellow fruitfulness" sounds like something people would say at a wine tasting, doesn't it? "Mmm...this season has a mellow fruitfulness, with just a hint of cherry and chocolate." The word "mellow," meaning low-key or subdued, is a good fit for autumn, with its neutral colors and cool, yet not cold, weather. And it's also the season when many fruits and other crops are harvested, making autumn fruit-full. * Autumn is a close friend of the sun, who is "maturing" as the year goes on. "Maturing" could be a polite way of saying "getting old." The sun is no longer in its prime. * A "bosom-friend" is like that friend you told all your secrets to in junior high school. Lines 3-4 Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; * Ah, so now the sun and autumn are "conspiring," eh? Looks like we might have to separate the two of them. What are they whispering about over there? * OK, so not quite as thrilling as we thought. They are planning how to make fruit grow on the vines that curl...
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...Hunter Cobb Mrs. Bates ENG-112-WB09A 26 January 2015 Cyber Bullying Cyber bullying is becoming more of an issue the more social media expands. Cyber bullying is when an individual is being bullied through the internet or any kind of social media. This article is pulled out of a “Himalayan Times” from the Topics section named “Cyber Bullying”. The article was published in 2012 on October 16. In summary, this article explains how cyber bullying can affect the individual’s minds and how to prevent cyber bullying from happening. It gives the reader different points on cyber bullying and what to do if a person becomes a target. The article provides several very beneficial tips on coping with cyber bullying and how to prevent it. In this article “TOPICS: Cyber Bullying”, the author argues cyber bullying is one of the main causes of teenager suicide each year and nothing is being done about it. A movie named “Unfriended” is coming out to theaters soon. Unfriended is about a group of friends that goes to a party and one of the friends gets drunk and passes out, and someone posts a very embarrassing video on social media. The girl gets a lot of commotion in her life and gets to the point that she can’t handle it. Not long after she ends up committing suicide, packing a huge affect of the group of friends. Cyber bullying is deadly, and is a worldwide trend that is being overlooked because no one knows what the other person they are bullying is dealing with behind their social...
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...Gorilla My Love • Themes Betrayal The main theme of "Gorilla, My Love," and the thread that ties the two sections of the story together, is the idea of betrayal. Specifically, Hazel comes to believe that adults, who should have children's best interests at heart, cannot in fact be trusted to tell the truth where children are concerned. In the middle section of the story, which comes first chronologically, Hazel has already learned that "Grownups figure they can treat you just anyhow. Which burns me up?" She demands her money back from the theater because "I get so tired grownups messin over kids just cause they little and can't take em to court." But she does not have in mind the adult members of her own family. They have taught her to be truthful and to hold people to their word. As Granddaddy Vale puts it, "if that's what I said, then that's it." In a world where adults routinely take advantage of children, being able to count on one's family (as gangsters can count on their partners) is important protection. But Hunca Bubba has not only changed his name to Jefferson Winston Vale but decided to marry a woman his own age, and Hazel's family seems to be offering only double-talk in his defense. He is not changing his name, but changing it back, they say. The promise to marry Hazel was "just teasin," not a real promise at all. This strikes Hazel as the ultimate betrayal, because now her beloved uncle and Granddaddy show themselves to be no better than the rest of them. Completely...
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...HEROES By Robert Cormier Student notes for G Chapter 1 Summary Francis describes in stark and brutal detail his injuries sustained during the war, and how after the war he came to lodge with Mrs Belander in Frenchtown where he lived as a boy. He visits the church and says prayers for various important people in his life; thus we are introduced to some major and minor characters: Enrico, his mother and father, whom we learn are dead, and Nicole Renard and Larry LaSalle. Tension is created- he states his intention of killing Larry, but at this stage we do not know why. A flashback to the war introduces the theme of heroism- Francis has a Silver Star Medal, although he refuses to believe himself heroic – and reveals his love for Nicole. Language use My name is Francis Joseph Cassavant and I have just returned to Frenchtown in Monument and the war is over and I have no face. – compound sentence – pared gives only what he considers as essentials metaphor ‘ I have no face’ why is this effective? simile ‘ my nostrils are like two small caves’ – why is this effective? Narration follows the patterns of speech – how? What do we need to be aware of with a first person narrative? Characters Francis – disfigured and hiding, ‘I am like the hunchback of Notredame, my face likee a gargoyle and the dufflebag like a lump on my back’ – why is this allusion effective? Mrs Belander...
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...fought both abroad and at home. Next, we must stop fostering terrorism in the world. We may call them insurgents or terrorists, but we need to be mindful that those same people are hailed as heroes, freedom-fighters, and liberators by many in the Middle East and beyond. Every time a stray bomb blows up women and children, every time a soldier murders an innocent villiager, more freedom-fighters/terrorists are created. To rebuild Iraq, we must put the Iraqi-people-building before nation-building. Finally, we must put freedom ahead of any single idealogy, both domestic and abroad. This means that we must implement security measures without taking away individuals' due process under law, we must not allow any government agency to run amok and terrorize our own citizens. Our mission for freedom must be clear to both our soldiers and people of other nations so it does not appear as if we are fighting for oil and profit. Our mission for freedom must be so pure and true so others are willing to fight alongside with us and not against us. The Buddha and the Terrorist Seaman, Donna. The Booklist 102. 22 (Aug 2006): 14. Turn on hit highlighting for speaking browsers Abstract (summary) TranslateAbstract Kumar, Satish. The Buddha and the Terrorist. Sept. 2006. 144p. Algonquin, $14.95 (1-56512-520-7). 294. Full Text • TranslateFull text • Kumar, Satish. The Buddha and the Terrorist. Sept. 2006. 144p. Algonquin, $14.95 (1-56512-520-7). 294. Peace activist and spiritual thinker...
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...Please read my summary of 50 first dates? I need to shorten this to 350 words. It is 367 right now, and you might hink "hey thats thirteen words, you can do it". but it was originally 415 words and I shortened it to the point that i cannot even read it anymore without getting a headache lol. i feel like every bit of info i have is important! But i'm hoping you'll see some stuff i can take out. Anything helps. Also, if you think something's worded wrong or stuff like that, please let me know. Thanks! 50 First Dates is a romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Henry Roth (Sandler) is a veterinarian who admits to having difficulty with relationships. Lucy Whitmore (Barrymore) is an art teacher living in Hawaii. The two meet in a café one morning and hit it off, so they decide to meet again. The next day, Henry comes to the cafe and starts talking to her, but she doesn’t recognize him. A café waitress explains that Lucy has anterograde amnesia (which is actually referred to as “Goldfield Syndrome” in the movie) from a car accident that occurred several months ago. Lucy cannot recall anything between the day of the accident and the present. At night, during her sleep, all memories from the past day are erased, and she wakes up believing every day is October 13, 2002. Lucy’s father, Marlin, and brother, Doug, have to re-enact the same events every day so that Lucy doesn’t learn about her accident. If she knew, not only would she have to deal with her severe condition...
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...Media Violence and Violent Video Games: The Cause for Aggression – Yes or No? Kimberly Fitzgerald-Amend PSYC3520-Introduction to Social Psychology u10a1-Opposing Viewpoints in Social Psychology Capella University March 2013 Abstract Everyone, at one point or another, may display aggressive behavior. Where did this behavior come from? This paper will discuss opposing viewpoints on the role of media violence and video games in the development of aggressive behavior. Included herein will be a brief overview of Albert Bandura’s “Social Learning Theory”; a discussion of media violence and violent video games and their possible roles in the development of aggression; and the ethical viewpoints on violence in the media. This paper will conclude with an overview of all presented information. Media Violence and Violent Video Games: The Cause for Aggression – Yes or No? It is a beautiful, sunny summer afternoon and spending a few hours at the park seems like a great way to enjoy it. However, only a few minutes into it, Tommy pushes Sara off the swing and now going to the park does not seem to have been the best choice. Why did Tommy do this? What causes children to act aggressively? Is it because shortly before coming to the park Tommy played a violent video game; or maybe on his way out he passed through the room where his father was watching a breaking news story about a murder victim? The role the media and/or violent video games play in the development of...
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...| What I Have Become | Sandtron Leon Harrell | | | | Approaching the end of my Fall Semester of 2011 I had accomplished one of the greatest things in my life. I had become a member Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated. All was well and I felt as though there was not too much else for me to conquer. Then as the semester drew to a close being advised and selecting classes for the Spring Semester began to be advertised all over myUWG. So to rid myself of all the irksome alerts of West Georgia I went and got advised. While selecting my classes my advisor brought up Personal Relationships. When I first heard it the first two things I thought were “my girlfriend took that class” and “she said it was easy.” So with me being the collegiate student I am I decided I would take it. I figured why not I’m in a personal relationship I should be able to relate. The first day of class was definitely not what I expected. I did not know that my teacher would look, think and talk like a student! From then on I knew that this was class was going to have the biggest impact on me, the way I thought, the way I talked, the way I evaluated relationships and how I looked at my life’s up and downs all together we’re going to change in due time. From the time I got advised up to the first day of class I honestly thought that this was just going to be another class. When in reality it wasn’t just another class, it was going to be THE class. From January 10, 2012 and so on, my life would...
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